The Face!

A while back I picked up What Is The Face back issues, specifically #2 and #3. I got #1 as a premium with a Charlton Spotlight issue a few years ago and I've long wanted the others, especially #3 with that great Alex Toth cover.

All three issues are B&W and feature in the lead story new material featuring the old character The Face. Joe Gill does the honors on script and Steve Ditko draws all three new stories superbly inked by Frank McLaughlin. These are some striking and dramatic looking Ditko stories.

Each issue also has a vintage reprint. The debut offers up two--one a Face story. The later issues all have one--crime tales. One features George Tuska artwork and the other offers up Fred Guardineer. They look great, even in B&W.

The letters pages offer up a lot of raw stuff, especially a vivid conversation about speculation and retailers gouging consumers. Interesting glimpse into the market from 1986.

These are products of the B&W glut of the late 80's, but they are pretty interesting comics nonetheless.

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